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follicle-stimulating hormone

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-i-kuh l stim-yuh-ley-ting]
    • /藞f蓲l 瑟 k蓹l 藢st瑟m y蓹藢le瑟 t瑟艐/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-i-kuh l stim-yuh-ley-ting]
    • /藞f蓲l 瑟 k蓹l 藢st瑟m y蓹藢le瑟 t瑟艐/

Definitions of follicle-stimulating hormone words

  • noun follicle-stimulating hormone FSH. 1
  • noun follicle-stimulating hormone a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles in female mammals and growth of seminiferous tubules in males 0
  • noun follicle-stimulating hormone a hormone, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates the development of ova in the female and testicular function in the male 0
  • noun follicle-stimulating hormone Alternative spelling of follicle stimulating hormone. 0
See all 4 definitions of follicle-stimulating hormone

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Origin of follicle-stimulating hormone

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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follicle-stimulating hormone popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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